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Technique Improvement 5-Mar-2004 At 10:18:28 AM Spanky

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An early point in the discussion was that yoga helped. To elaborate on this, it seems to me that a lot of climbing and not falling off, particularly when it comes to overhangs and inclines, and sloping holds, comes down to body tension, which is helped a lot through increasing core body strength. Thus yoga is particularly good, as well as pilates, anything on a swiss ball, walking around with your stomach sucked in (sounds odd but really helps the lower abs)... Yoga is also really good for strengthening ankles which prevents injury and teaches a lot about how to use your body efficiently and not injure it, for example preventing knee strain and elbow strain through hyperextension.

Has anyone reviewed their own technique by watching video of themselves climbing? I would be interested to read about what you learned that way.